1. Lecture 11 Objectives Learn what an exception is.
See how a try/catch block is used to handle exceptions.
Become aware of the hierarchy of exception classes.
Learn about checked and unchecked exceptions.
Learn how to handle exceptions within a program.
Discover how to throw and rethrow an exception.
Learn how to handle events in a program.
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2. Exception
An occurrence of an undesirable situation that can be detected during program execution.
Examples:
Division by zero.
Trying to open an input file that does not exist.
An array index that goes out of bounds.
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3. Handling Exceptions within a Program
Can use an if statement to handle an exception.
However, suppose that division by zero occurs in more than one place within the same block.
In this case, using if statements may not be the most effective way to handle the exception.
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4. Java’s Mechanism of Exception Handling
When an exception occurs, an object of a particular exception class is created.
Java provides a number of exception classes to effectively handle certain common exceptions, such as:
Division by zero
Invalid input
File not found
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5. Java’s Mechanism of Exception Handling
Division by zero is:
An arithmetic error.
Handled by the class ArithmeticException.
When a division by zero exception occurs, the program creates an object of the class ArithmeticException.
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6. Java’s Mechanism of Exception Handling
When a Scanner object is used to input data into a program, any invalid input errors are handled using the class InputMismatchException.
The class Exception (directly or indirectly) is the superclass of all the exception classes in Java.
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7. try/catch/finally Block
Statements that might generate an exception are placed in a try block.
The try block:
Might also contain statements that should not be executed if an exception occurs.
Is followed by zero or more catch blocks.
A catch block:
Specifies the type of exception it can catch.
Contains an exception handler.
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8. try/catch/finally Block
The last catch block may or may not be followed by a finally block.
Any code contained in a finally block always executes regardless of whether an exception occurs, except when the program exits early from a try block by calling the method System.exit.
If a try block has no catch block, then it must have the finally block.
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9. try/catch/finally Block
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10. try/catch/finally Block
If no exception is thrown in a try block, all catch blocks associated with the try block are ignored and program execution resumes after the last catch block.
If an exception is thrown in a try block, the remaining statements in the try block are ignored.
The program searches the catch blocks in the order in which they appear after the try block and looks for an appropriate exception handler.
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11. try/catch/finally Block
If the type of the thrown exception matches the parameter type in one of the catch blocks, the code of that catch block executes and the remaining catch blocks are ignored.
If there is a finally block after the last catch block, the finally block executes regardless of whether an exception occurs.
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12. Order of catch Blocks
The heading of a catch block specifies the type of exception it handles.
A catch block can catch either all exceptions of a specific type or all types of exceptions.
A reference variable of a superclass type can point to an object of its subclass.
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13. Order of catch Blocks
If you declare an exception using the class Exception in the heading of a catch block, then that catch block can catch all types of exceptions because the class Exception is the superclass of all exception classes.
In a sequence of catch blocks following a try block, a catch block that declares an exception of a subclass type should be placed before catch blocks that declare exceptions of a superclass type.
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14. Order of catch Blocks
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15. Order of catch Blocks
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16. Order of catch Blocks
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17. Order of catch Blocks
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18. Order of catch Blocks
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19. Java’s Exception Class
class Exception:
Subclass of class Throwable.
Superclass of classes designed to handle exceptions.
Various types of exceptions:
I/O exceptions.
Number format exceptions.
File not found exceptions.
Array index out of bounds exceptions.
Various exceptions categorized into separate classes and contained in various packages.
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20. Java’s Exception Class
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21. Java’s Exception Class
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22. Java’s Exception Class
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23. Java’s Exception Class
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24. Java’s Exception Class
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25. Java’s Exception Class
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26. Checked Exceptions Any exception that can be analyzed by the compiler.
Example:
FileNotFoundExceptions.
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27. Unchecked Exceptions
Exceptions that cannot be analyzed when the program compiles (must be checked for by programmer).
Examples:
Division by zero
Array index out of bounds
Syntax:
throws ExceptionType1, ExceptionType2,...
ExceptionType1, ExceptionType2, and so on are names of exception classes
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28. Exceptions Example Code
public static void exceptionMethod()
throws InputMismatchException,
FileNotFoundException {
//statements }
The method exceptionMethod throws exceptions of the type InputMismatchException and FileNotFoundException.
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29. The class Exception and the Operator instanceof
A reference of a superclass type can point to objects of its subclass.
You can determine if a reference variable points to an object using the operator instanceof.
You can combine catch blocks using this facility.
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30. The class Exception and the Operator instanceof
try {
System.out.print("Line 4: Enter the "
+ "dividend: ");
dividend = console.nextInt();
System.out.println();
System.out.print("Line 7: Enter the "
+ "divisor: ");
divisor = console.nextInt();
quotient = dividend / divisor;
System.out.println("Line 11: Quotient = "
+ quotient); }
catch (Exception eRef)
if (eRef instanceof ArithmeticException)
System.out.println("Line 14: Exception "
+ eRef.toString());
else if (eRef instanceof InputMismatchException)
System.out.println("Line 16: Exception "
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31. Rethrowing and Throwing an Exception
When an exception occurs in a try block, control immediately passes to one of the catch blocks.
Typically, a catch block does one of the following:
Completely handles the exception.
Partially processes the exception.
In this case, the catch block either rethrows the same exception or throws another exception for the calling environment to handle the exception.
Rethrows the same exception for the calling environment to handle the exception.
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32. Rethrowing and Throwing an Exception
Useful when:
Catch block catches exception but is unable to handle it.
Catch block decides exception should be handled by calling environment.
Allows programmer to provide exception handling code in one place.
Syntax:
throw exceptionReference;
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33. Rethrowing and Throwing an Exception
import java.util.*;
public class RethrowExceptionExmp1 {
static Scanner console = new Scanner(System.in);
public static void main(String[] args)
int number;
try
number = getNumber();
System.out.println("Line 5: number = "
+ number); }
catch (InputMismatchException imeRef)
System.out.println("Line 7: Exception "
+ imeRef.toString());
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34. Rethrowing and Throwing an Exception
public static int getNumber()
throws InputMismatchException {
int num;
try
System.out.print("Line 11: Enter an “
+ "integer: ");
num = console.nextInt();
System.out.println();
return num; }
catch (InputMismatchException imeRef)
throw imeRef;
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35. The Method printStackTrace
Used to determine the order in which the methods were called and where the exception was handled.
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36. The Method printStackTrace
import java.io.*;
public class PrintStackTraceExample1 {
public static void main(String[] args)
try
methodA(); }
catch (Exception e)
System.out.println(e.toString()
+ " caught in main");
e.printStackTrace();
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37. The Method printStackTrace
public static void methodA() throws Exception {
methodB(); }
public static void methodB() throws Exception
methodC();
public static void methodC() throws Exception
throw new Exception("Exception generated "
+ "in method C");
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38. The Method printStackTrace
Sample Run:
java.lang.Exception: Exception generated in method C caught in main
java.lang.Exception: Exception generated in method C
at PrintStackTraceExample1.methodC
(PrintStackTraceExample1.java:31)
at PrintStackTraceExample1.methodB
(PrintStackTraceExample1.java:26)
at PrintStackTraceExample1.methodA
(PrintStackTraceExample1.java:22)
at PrintStackTraceExample1.main
(PrintStackTraceExample1.java:11)
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39. Exception-Handling Techniques
Terminate program.
Output appropriate error message upon termination.
Fix error and continue.
Repeatedly get user input.
Output appropriate error message until valid value is entered.
Log error and continue.
Write error messages to file and continue with program execution.
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40. Creating Your Own Exception Classes
Exception class you define extends class Exception or one of its subclasses.
Syntax to throw your own exception object:
throw new ExceptionClassName(messageString);
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41. Creating Your Own Exception Classes
public class MyDivisionByZeroException
extends Exception {
public MyDivisionByZeroException()
super("Cannot divide by zero"); }
public MyDivisionByZeroException(String
strMessage)
super(strMessage);
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42. Event Handling Action events: Window events: Mouse events: Key events:
Handled by implementing interface ActionListener.
Window events:
Handled by implementing interface WindowListener.
Mouse events:
Handled by implementing interface MouseListener.
Key events:
Handled by implementing interface KeyListener.
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43. Event Handling class WindowAdapter: class MouseAdapter:
Implements interface WindowListener with empty bodies to methods.
class MouseAdapter:
Implements interface MouseListener with empty bodies to methods.
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44. Registering Listeners
To register window listener object to GUI component:
Use method addWindowListener.
Window listener object being registered is passed as parameter to method addWindowListener.
To register mouse listener object to GUI component:
Use method addMouseListener.
Mouse listener object being registered is passed as parameter to method addMouseListener.
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45. Registering Listeners
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46. Registering Listeners
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47. Registering Listeners
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48. Lecture 11 Summary Exception definition
Handling exceptions within a program:
try/catch/finally block.
Order of catch blocks.
Using try/catch blocks in a program.
The class Exception and the Operator instanceof.
Rethrowing and throwing an exception.
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49. Lecture 11 Summary Exception Checked and unchecked exceptions
Hierarchy
Classes
Checked and unchecked exceptions
The method printStackTrace
Exception handling techniques:
Terminate program.
Fix error and continue.
Log error and continue.
Creating your own exception classes
Event handling
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